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Known for these resultsRole31%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 31% of these rows — the rest have no title at all, mostly 2019–2023. Those rows stay in the result and are counted as Unknown, never as No.Bio92%Bio coverage: 92% of these founders have a bio on their YC profile. Every bio-derived facet (ex-company, school, credentials, discipline) is Unknown for the rest.Ex-company8%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 8% of these rows have at least one match.School38%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 38% of these rows have at least one match.
- Ali KavoosiFounder/CTO · Orca ClientS24Consumer · San Francisco
- Ege Kaan Duman@egekdumanFounder/CPO · Orca ClientS24Consumer · San Francisco
- Aayush ShahFounder · BlacksmithW24B2B
- Aditya (JP) Jayaprakash@adijayaprakashFounder · BlacksmithW24B2B
- Aditya Maru@adityamaru27Founder · BlacksmithW24B2B
- SAMAY JAINFounder · Better OpinionsW22Consumer · Bengaluru
- Soumyajit DasFounder · Better OpinionsW22Consumer · Bengaluru
- John ChengFounder · PlayAblyS19B2B
- Michael BirkFounder · PlayAblyS19B2B
- Michael Hoydich@mhoydichFounder/Strategy, Marketing · Think GamingS14B2B · New York
- Tim OgilvieFounder · Think GamingS14B2B · New York
- Eric Diep@ediepFounder · A Thinking ApeW08B2B · Vancouver
- Kenshi Arasaki@arasakikFounder/CEO · A Thinking ApeW08B2B · Vancouver
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Ali KavoosiOrca ClientFounder/CTOSummer 2024ConsumerSan Francisco, United States2—Ege Kaan DumanOrca ClientFounder/CPOSummer 2024ConsumerSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/egekdumanAayush ShahBlacksmithFounderWinter 2024B2BUnknown3—Aditya (JP) JayaprakashBlacksmithFounderWinter 2024B2BUnknown3https://x.com/adijayaprakashAditya MaruBlacksmithFounderWinter 2024B2BUnknown3https://x.com/adityamaru27SAMAY JAINBetter OpinionsFounderWinter 2022ConsumerBengaluru, India12—Soumyajit DasBetter OpinionsFounderWinter 2022ConsumerBengaluru, India12—John ChengPlayAblyFounderSummer 2019B2BUnknown5—Michael BirkPlayAblyFounderSummer 2019B2BUnknown5—Michael HoydichThink GamingFounder/Strategy, MarketingSummer 2014B2BNew York, United States1https://x.com/mhoydichTim OgilvieThink GamingFounderSummer 2014B2BNew York, United States1—Eric DiepA Thinking ApeFounderWinter 2008B2BVancouver, Canada75https://x.com/ediepKenshi ArasakiA Thinking ApeFounder/CEOWinter 2008B2BVancouver, Canada75https://x.com/arasakik
Showing 1–13 of 13 founders
Aayush Shah
Founder·Blacksmith
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder· not in title
Team size3
BatchWinter 2024
Location
Company statusActive
StageGrowth
BIO
Aayush is the cofounder and co-CTO of Blacksmith. Prior to this, Aayush was a software engineer at Superblocks, and worked as a systems engineer on the replication team at CockroachDB before that. Aayush was awarded the Spartan Award at Cockroach Labs for being critical in bringing home the biggest deal in the company's history. Aayush graduated from the University of Waterloo with a degree in Computer Science, which is where he met his co-founders.
Ex-company, school and discipline below are derived from this bio. Nothing is inferred when the bio is missing.
BACKGROUND
Credentialsnone mentioned
DisciplineEngineerKeyword match from the bio text, not a classifier.
TRACK RECORD
First YC company on record
COMPANY CONTEXT
Blacksmith
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